HAVE A HOBBY THAT IS A CASH GENERATOR

One great way to have some extra money is to turn your hobbies into cash generating machines.  If you have a  hobby that you want to start to make money on, you already know about how to buy items for your hobby. Hence, you already know how to sell your items. You might be selling them on eBay, another on line service, in the news paper, at consignment shops, bazaars, auctions, word of mouth , hobby clubs, rummage and garage sales, conventions and shows, your own on line store or the conventional brick and mortar shop.

So, there are many ways to sell items from your hobby.   Of course before you start a business hobby you need to know the costs.  Costs can be anything from materials, extra electricity, extra phone  and Internet services, costs of machines like copiers ad computers, labor, time, transportation and, shipping costs.   In addition to costs you must make sure you have the space to accomplish all you business tasks.  You will need a desk area for records as well as a place to create your projects and an area to package your items for sale and shipping.

Many of your costs can be deducted on your income tax although some, like machines, may have to be amortized (a small deduction each year instead of deducting the full cost in the year you purchase the machine).   You will need to consult a good tax person before you are up and running as a business.  Other ramifications like sales taxes, business taxes, social security taxes etc., may have to be added to your costs.
Of course depending on the state you live in and, if your business is small enough, you may have very few if any extra costs imposed by government entities.  One very big positive to having a small hobby business is that  you may get some nice tax breaks against other income that you have. 

What if you don't have a hobby yet but, want to find something to do that can be fun and rewarding and be profitable as well?  Going on line is the one great way of seeing what hobbies are available.  Checking at  hobby stores or visiting places like bazaars and consignment shops that sell hobby items, can also generate ideas.   Your hobby does not have to be about producing an item for sale.  It could also be a service like landscaping or cooking meals for on the go families. There are hundreds of computer programs you can purchase to help you create a small business.  For example, fixing old photographs.   If you like to travel then, being a tour guide might be a great hobby/business.  On line publishing of things like children's books, maps, articles, photos,calendars,etc., are just some ways of making money via Internet services.

Overall, there are literally thousands of hobbies that can be turned into businesses.  Some people eventually, make their hobby/business into their main source of income.  They might even expand and have to hire people.  Starting with a small hobby/business is a good way of testing the waters so to speak, to find out if a hobby can be a viable business and, if you can be a viable business person.